Reading Ch 1: Forgotten just how rigorous a dialectical-case T makes for how Russia’s ‘backwardness’ for revolution (implicit in Marx as being a fundamental flaw for successful
transition) was as instrumental as it was a problem. The comparisons with England & France are sharp as a tack.
I’m not a Trotskyist by politics, but I have a massive objective admiration for T’s writing & swathes of his thinking. He’s still an endlessly fascinating agent on history.
The ‘Five Days’ section of HotRR is not just history, it’s a step by step guide of how to do it! What conditions need to exist. Which moments are necessary. When the individuals making up the state apparatus realise they are standing against the future & switch sides. Essential reading in 2025.
They really, REALLY don’t… The neoliberalisation of culture is so stark when we dip back into that brief but vital period of the late-C20 & experience the difference.
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transition) was as instrumental as it was a problem. The comparisons with England & France are sharp as a tack.
Lunarcharsky referring to Trotsky as: “…a dude…”
😂